The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-03-23

| anniversary OF their marriage. Mr.. and
Mrs. Wright were surprised at receiving so
many visitors-about fifty in number-but
they were cordially received and finely en-
tertaned. Numerous presents were left as
testimonials of respect and esteem, and all
went away feeling that they had had pleas
ant evening. - The remains of Abner
Wells an old resident of this town, were
brought here last Saturday for burial. Since
the death of his wife, some thirty-seven years
ago, he has lived most of the time with some
Of his children. 80 George w. Stein
berg has taken the Almon A. Ladd farm
and is to board Mrs. Ladd - Harry
Wheeler has hired Mrs. Ellen Donovan's
farm on the Notch road and moved there
last week. - Herbert e. Hills has gone
to work for o. H. Richardson in his saw
mill.
Northfield.
c. d. EDGERToN will receive subscrip-
tions and advertisements for the WATCH
MAN. Office in Metcalf's block, over Blake's
store. - The band will give a grand
masquerade ball in Armory Hall April
18th. The members of the band will appear
in masks and afterwards in uniform. The
public are invited to attend and to mask.
Supper will be served in Good Templars'
Hall by the ladies of the Episcopal society.
Bills with full particulars will be out this
week. - Some cattle belonging to John
s. Greene and kept on his farm have been
sick with disease which it was feared
! might be pleuro-pneumonia and man was
sent here by the state authorities to investi-
! not that disease, it being only an unconta-
| gious lung trouble brought on by close con-
finement in foul and unventilated stable.
1 Three of the cattle have died or been killed,
; and it is expected the others will recover
Much credit is due to the prompt and eff
Q cent action of Mr. II. w. Clark, chairman
of our new board of selectmen. -
5 Twenty-nine members of our lodge of Good
$ Tempars visited Roxbury lodge last Tues
:, day evening, returning on special train at
? half-past ten They had pleasant trip
and were Hospitality entertained. - The
school in district No. 10, s; p Staples
, teacher, closed last Friday. The term was
: fourteen weeks in length, There were but
S thirteen names on the roll, yet the average
t attendance was II 1870. Car any one beat
4 that? Thanks are due parents as well as
4 scholars for this high average, for some
i came long distance over road travelled
. only by themselves, yet the severest storms
s of the winter did not cause even tardiness
r from them. Those scholars having no mark
It of any kind Ida Rice, Charlie Rice, Lefie
o Dunsmoor and Ralph Dunsmoor. There
e were but two instances Of tardiness, and
l. most of the absences were caused by sick
!. ness The beautiful present with which the
/, scholars surprised their teacher at the close
;. of school showed that they fully appreciated
e his services. - Last Tuesday evening,
it at Armory hail. James Evans gave very
II interesting account of his fifteen months
;. experience in Andersonville prison. About
is one hundred were present and more would
IS have been glad to hear him If it had not
r been for several other meetings that even
e ing. - Mrs. Happy Eliza Johnston died
:. Thursday at the residence of her son, NJ. j.
o Johnston, on Union street. The funeral
e was held Saturday. Mrs. Johnston was
eighty-eight years of age. - Mrs. George
II. Bailey died at her home near the South
village about four o'clock Friday morning.
t. Funeral services were held at the house
1t Monday afternoon Rev. W. S. Hazen, pas
2. tor of the Congregational church, officiating,
y and the burial took place in the cemetery, at
:. East k1Ybury;; ;=57 :, Mrs. Clara .BemiIsl'
Y. VT, died about five o'clock Friday morning
t. at the residence of her father, Rev. j. w.
= Bems on Slate avenue. The funeral was held
Of at the house Sunday afternoon, Rev. j. o.
he Sherburn officiating. - Mrs Amidon,
al who lives with her daughter, Mrs. Wake
y field on Central street, fell one day last
re week and dislocated one shoulder. On ac-
count of her age and feeble health it has
sr been impossible to set the joint. - The
lr north end of the slate mill fell in Sunday
Y. afternoon under the weight of snow on the
al roof. - Miss Flora II. Averill is to give
e. reading at West Randolph Thursday
o. evening under the auspices of the Good
: Templars lodge. - j. d. Barber has
er moved to Brandon - II. II Bemis of
ct Boston was in town the past week, being
{. called here by the illness of his sister.
as 60 Mrs. James p. Caldwell, a former
s. resident of this town and now of Chelsea,
Mass, is visiting here.
GRADED SCHOOL NOTES.
u u The seniors are through with French, and
,e new classes in French chemistry and bot
IL = any are to be organized. - c. III. Davis
", has left school ard gone to work for H. n.
av Paige of Brooktield. - Eben Gaynor is
y to be with us no more; he is now at Nor
n wich University
he Gouldsville.
rs THE bridge near Luther Rich's, on the
ne brook road, broke down Monday, so as to
II, delay travel from that way during that day.
;, - The masquerade party last Thursday
~ evening was success. There were nearly
n n masked. - Clarence Dunsmore broke
he his leg while sliding Monday morning.
AT AT - Ida Balch is visiting her sister at
sn Franklin, n. II. - Rev. l. p. Booth
~ ~ preached at the school-house last Sunday,
a. but owing to some misunderstanding there
~ ~ were but few present In two weeks from
hu last Sunday his subject will be Why l
III am Universaist." - Frank Cook has
i gone to Leominster Mass, to work. -
~; Mrs. A. l.. Rich has gone TO her home in
m lo Middlesex. - Frank Wiley of West
rs, Burke, VT, and Lester Warrington of Leb-
us us anon n. H., visited here last week
PlainfieId.
A soCIABLE will be held in the vestry of
of the Congregational church Friday evening.
nv Everybody is invited. - On Tuesday,
20 March 29th, at three o'clock p. NJ, public
,+t temperance meeting will be held in the
.ae Methodist church, under the auspices of the
of Womau's Christian Temperance Union OF
ftv this place. The meeting is called in unison
~ with all the unions in the country for SYM
W pathy and prayer for the cause in Michigan.
ON large attendance of all persons interested
" in the work of temperance is earnestly
Iar desired.
vis Waitsfeld.
IN. New sugar will be served at the Meth
ia. odist vestry next week Wednesday evening
we March 30h. The celebrated Peake family
M have at last very kindly consented to ap-
OF Lear in Waitsfed on that evening and will
las furnish some choice musical selections fol
wn our entertainment and amusement. AS this
has is pOSitirey their last public appearance this
d. season we trust there will be a large and
ar appreciative audience to welcome them anC
ID. also enjoy this privilege of eating new sugar
is with them, - Quarterly meeting serv
OF ices will be held at the Methodist church
one week from next Saturday and Sunday
April % and 30. Presiding Elder Sherburn
will be present to conduct the services al
er- this the last quarterly meeting of the year
ep- On Sunday evening, April 3, missionary
AZ song service will he held, al which time the
Oh annual collection for missions will be taken
PIE 60 The ladies of the Congregations
SSor society hope TO give sugar festival OF
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